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PETER-MICKEIMOF MILFORD, NEW YRK.

` Letters Patenti No. 104,333, dated Jane 14, 1870.

The Schedule referred to in these I .etterl Patent making part of the-'lame To all whom. it may concern:

' to make and use the same, reference being had to the .accompanying drawing making part ofthisspecilica tion, in which- I Figure 1 is a central vertical .longitudinal'section of the device illustrating my invention;

- Figure 2 is a, transverse view, thereof.

`Figures 3, 4, 5,I and 6 are views of detached parts.

My invention is a novel device for'drying fruit, vegel" tables, herbs, &c., and is adapted to 'be placed -on the top ol a stove, furnace, or other similar 4heating appa- Iratas. Ingeneral construction, it consists of a chamber, closed at the top andop'en at bottom, and within it 1s formed a series of ledges, intended to support a corresponding series of pans or` trays, ou which the article to be dried is placed, and with such lother mat-j ter of detail 'as will' be hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawing- A represents the casingiof the drier, constructed'of.

any suitable material, and of any size or shape, as will be found most useful or necessary.

This casing is closedat its top, and open at bottom; and within said casing is hung a series of pans o r trays, B B", and at or near tbe 'bottom is secured a deflecting-plate, C, which, with the trays B B', Afis made of a size less than the width ofthe casing', so as to leave a space, D, oneach sidel of the casing.

The trays B B' are-best ,shown in figs. 3 and 4. The part B consists' of a flanged plate, in the form of a pan, and may have an extension, a, at one end, which shall constitute a handle, and a spring and an opening,

Ab, in the other end, for purposes to be hereafter explained.

B represents a secondary-tray. .It consists of a frame, G', of forni corresponding with tray B', and a piece of suitable clot-b, DT, is stretched across the frame, and the two together are laid into the tray B'. The two-parttrays or. pans are supported upon ledges orshelves E, which extend'longitudlnally from end toY end of the casing, and are constructed and secured in place in the following manner: l'

vThey 'are made in the forntof angle-iron,a1ul their ends are bent downward and backward, as at c c, 'and adapted to interlock with the ends of the casing, which are cut ont to form lips d d, which are beiit inwardly at or about right angles to each other, as scenin iig. (i,

It is apparent that the locking-joint between the ledges and the easing form a strong Inode of connection, and dispenses with solder, which is objectionable jn drying apparatus, owing toits .tendency to ilowyand thus release the ledges, and a consequent falling of the trays and the drying substances At ornear -`the roof or gableends of the easing, I provide .a regulator or damper, F, which is adapted to admit fresh air, and to regulate and allowthe'escapc of heated air. l v

Gjrepresentsa door, which is hung at one-end of the casing, and is intended to open and close said end. [ti is formed with a bent Bange or lip, e, (see fig. 5,) which embraces the side f the casing opposite to the hinge, and forms a means for holding thc door closed -in position without the `aid ofeatches or other fastenings.

A door, H, is hung to the end of the casing oppo` site to door G, and is provided with a series of openings, f f, each of. whichv is located to occupy a position in line with the opening?) in the end of the tray.

A flue, J, open at top and bottom, is secured to the outside of the door H, over the openings ff, and extends from the bottom of the casing to about the top. of the door, the object of which will presently be cxplained. n l j A snapor-il ange, @,siinilarto the one on door G, is formed on door H, both for similar purposes.

I design to' connect the pieces of the casing constitutingthc body proper and the roof by locking-joints, so as to dispense with solder, for the purposehercinbefore described in. thc construction of the ledges or shelves E; yet- I do Vnot limit my invent-ion to s 'nch feature. E

Handles, K, 'should bc conveniently placed, tq ad'- lnit of the ready movement of the drier to, onf-and from the place of heating.

. The operation is as follows:l

- The substances to be dried are placed on the trays. It' they are of a nature. to run or drip, it is desirable to place them directly on the trays B; but, if they are of a nature which will dry quickly, andare liable to burn, they should be placed on thceloth of the secondary frame, whereby thc heated'metal' of tray B will scarcely. come in contact with said substances. When thc trays are Iillcd to satisfaction', they are slid into the casing, with the ends which have the openings b toward the door H. Both doors are now4 closed, and the extension aof the trays B, acting as springs, will hold the trays ln positions, and, by means of the snaps or flanges on the ends ofthe doors, tight'joints are formed between the various parts.l V'I he drier is now? placed on the stove or other heating apparatus,

and the operation of, drying will now commence. rilhe heat which rises enters the chambers, and is diifnsed equally throughout its entire extent over the substances to be dried, and gradually and uniformly drying them. yThe amountof heat may be regulated by the damper dry more rapidly than those on the upper trays.

F, either to cantine it entirely until the drying is con? pleted, in cases of quick drying,"or aliowits partial escape, as may be necessary.

A quantity of heat from the stove will pass up flue' J, and cause a draught therein.

The vapor or steam which arises from the drying substances will pass off through the Openings b iu the trays into openings f of the door H, and out through the tine J.

For cooling the dried substances, I may remove the drier from the stove, draw out the trays, or allow them to remain in place, and open the doors G and H, or proceed in any manner which will properly accomplish the result. l

If flies, bees, 85e., are likely to Asettie ou the substances, the latter may be covered and protected iu any suitable manner.

The deliecting-plate C at the bottom of the casing prevents the' heat from quickly reaching the lowermost tray, whereby the' substances .thereon will not It will be seen -that door H could be made a stationary plate, and provided with the openings fand tlueJ, Ias aforesaid, but the result will be the same as has been described.

The various matters of detail may be somewhat tnrieti without departing from niy invention.

Havin thus described my invention,

What claim as new, and desire to secure ters Patent, is-

.1. The openings ff, formed iu the ue J, in combnation with the trays B B, supported upon the ledges E E of the casing A, 'provided with the spaces D on its sides, and a detiectiag-plate, arranged above the open bottom, and below the trays, for the purpose specified.

2. The two-part trays B B', substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The tray B, formed with au extensionl a, at one. end, and an opening, b, at the other end, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. The ue J aud openings f j; in combination with the trays, substantially as and for the purpose' described.

5. The ledges E and casing, locked together as at lc d, substantially as and for the 4purpose described.

The above signed by me this'26th day of March,

vPETER NICKEL.

, 'itnesses:

'JOHN A. WmpERsHErM,

J AMES L. Nomos.' 

